Optical laminate and manufacturing method therefor, smart window comprising same, and door and window for automobile and building employing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025334832-A1
Application number	US-202218704207-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 13, 2022
Priority date	Oct 29, 2021
Publication date	Oct 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present invention relates to a transmittance-variable optical laminate and a manufacturing method therefor, a smart window comprising same, and a door and window for an automobile and building employing same, the optical laminate comprising: a first polarizing plate having a first connection part; a first transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the first polarizing plate; a second polarizing plate facing the first polarizing plate and having a second connection part; a second transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the second polarizing plate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer, wherein at least one transparent conductive layer from among the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is formed to come into direct contact with any one polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate, and the first connection part and the second connection part protrude in the same outward direction.

First claim

1 . A variable transmittance optical stack comprising:
a first polarizing plate comprising a first connection part; a first transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the first polarizing plate; a second polarizing plate opposing the first polarizing plate, and comprising a second connection part; a second transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the second polarizing plate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer, wherein at least one transparent conductive layer from among the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is formed to come into direct contact with one first polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate, and the first connection part and the second connection part protrude in the same outward direction.

2 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein at least one transparent conductive layer from among the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer has the same form as one polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate.

3 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the first connection part and the second connection part are not overlapped with each other in a planar direction.

4 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein at least one connection part from among the first connection part and the second connection part has a length in an in-plane direction ranging from 10 to 50 mm.

5 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the sum of widths of the first connection part and the second connection part is less than a width of an end in a second direction opposing the outward direction where the first connection part and the second connection part are provided.

6 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 5 , wherein the sum of widths of the first connection part and the second connection part is 90% or less of the width of the end in the second direction opposing the outward direction where the first connection part and the second connection part are provided.

7 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein at least one transparent conductive layer from among the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is formed to come into direct contact with one polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate without an additional substrate therebetween.

8 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein at least one transparent conductive layer from among the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer is formed to come into direct contact with one polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate with a highly adhesive layer therebetween.

9 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein at least one polarizing plate from among the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate comprises one or more types of functional layers selected from a group consisting of a protective layer, a retardation matching layer, and a refractive index-matching layer.

10 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate have a thickness ranging from 30 μm to 200 μm.

11 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises one or more types selected from a group consisting of a ball spacer and a column spacer.

12 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 11 , wherein the ball spacer has a diameter ranging from 1 μm to 10 μm.

13 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 11 , wherein an occupancy area of the ball spacer in the liquid crystal layer ranges from 0.01% to 10% of the area of the liquid crystal layer.

14 . The variable transmittance optical stack of claim 1 , wherein the variable transmittance optical stack comprises one or more types selected from a group consisting of the alignment film, a pressure sensitive adhesive/adhesive layer, an UV absorption layer, and a hard coating layer.

15 . A manufacturing method for the variable transmittance optical stack of any one of claims 1 to 14 .

16 . The manufacturing method of claim 15 comprising:
forming the first transparent conductive layer on one surface of the first polarizing plate, S 1 - 1 ;
forming the first connection part on one end of the first polarizing plate to manufacture a first stack, S 1 - 2 ;
forming the second transparent conductive layer on one surface of the second polarizing plate, S 2 - 1 ;
forming the second connection part on one end of the second polarizing plate to manufacture a second stack, S 2 - 2 ;
forming the liquid crystal layer between the first stack and the second stack, S 3 ; and
bonding the first stack and the second stack to each other such that the first connection part and the second connection part protrude in the same outward direction, S 4 .

17 . The manufacturing method of claim 16 , wherein the first connection part is formed by cutting out both of the first polarizing plate and the first transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the first polarizing plate, and
the second connection part is formed by cutting out both of the second polarizing plate and the second transparent conductive layer formed on one surface of the second polarizing plate.

18 . 8 . A smart window comprising the variable transmittance optical stack of any one of claims 1 to 14 .

19 . An automobile comprising the smart window of claim 18 applied to at least one from among a front window, a rear window, a side window, a sunroof window, and an inner partition.

20 . A window and door for a building, the window and door comprising the smart window of claim 18 .

Assignees

• Dongwoo Fine Chem Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dong-Hwi
• Ahn Hong-Jun
• Oh Pyoung-Yun

Classifications

• G02F2203/01

  transmissive · CPC title

• G02F1/1339

  Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells · CPC title

• B32B2605/08

  Cars · CPC title

• E06B3/66

  Units comprising two or more parallel glass or like panes permanently secured together {(reforming and uniting glass sheets by fusing C03B23/00; joining glass to glass or to other materials C03C27/00; laminated glass B32B17/10)} · CPC title

• B32B17/10201

  Dielectric coatings · CPC title